Earlier this week I was notified via e-mail that I had been selected to be a part of the UGA Derbies Pep Band! (Yay!) Getting on Derbies was one of my goals for the 2011 Redcoat season so I am now batting .500 on accomplishing those aforementioned goals since I did not get chosen to be on the leadership team. My remaining goal is to be one of the trumpeters that gets the great honor of playing the Battle Hymn solo. This is going to be a tough goal to accomplish as only three of the sixty some odd trumpet players in the Redcoat Band get this honor per season!
Some of you may be asking yourselves "What is the Derbies Pep Band?" Well, it is a relatively small group of Redcoats that are selected by the Band Captain that perform at events which the full band cannot logistically perform. The Derbies travel to all away games to support the Bulldog football team and also play at small gigs throughout the season as requested. The Derbies Pep Band is comprised primarily of upperclassmen and the Redcoat Band Leadership team.
So, yea, I am pretty excited about getting this great opportunity to travel and play more often!
In other news, check out my performance calendar to the right of this post!
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